CD Review – Careful (Minimalist at its best)
Oh, Light
Sounds Super Records
Eric Lindley (aka Careful) has made an album that pushes the boundaries between brilliance and something to help you’re toddler go to sleep. His second full-length album is full of drones and barely-whispered monotones, but he keeps it just dadaistic enough to be brilliant.
On “Every Epiphany” he incorporates several random things and instruments (namely a flute, coffee mug and what sounds like beads) making it sound like a more hushed Sufjan Stevens. The Will Oldham-sounding “Scrappy” is the best track on the album and the only track that you could consider “upbeat.” “New Life” incorporates audio scratches, but still is able to make them sound hushed.
Oh, Light is perfect for those that like Strays Don’t Sleep and other artists that can make so much sound by barely making a whisper.
